Sam Currie

Samuel Percy Currie (22 November 1889 – 7 December 1962) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 230 appearances in the Football League for Leicester City as a full-back.[1] He captained the club.[4]

Sam Currie
Personal information
Full name Samuel Percy Currie[1]
Date of birth (1889-11-22)22 November 1889
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 7 December 1962(1962-12-07) (aged 73)[2]
Place of death Prestonpans, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1909 Kilwinning Rangers
1909–1922 Leicester City 236 (4)
1922–1924 Wigan Borough 33 (2)
Managerial career
c. 1924 Wigan Borough (reserves)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Kilwinning, Scotland, Currie began his career with his hometown junior club Kilwinning Rangers,[5] with whom he 1908–09 Scottish Junior Cup.[6] He moved to England to join Football League Second Division club Leicester Fosse in May 1909.[5] Between 1909 and 1922, he made 248 senior appearances, in addition to a further 123 non-competitive appearances during the First World War.[7] Currie ended his career in the Third Division North with Wigan Borough, for whom he made 33 appearances before being appointed player-coach of the reserve team in March 1924.[5]

Personal life

Currie's brothers Bob and Duncan also became footballers.[8]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 1909–10[5] Second Division 8000 ―80
1910–11[5] 32231 ―353
1911–12[5] 29 0 2 0 ― 31 0
1912–13[5] 29 0 0 0 ― 29 0
1913–14[5] 37 0 2 1 ― 39 1
1914–15[5] 26 0 1 0 ― 27 0
1919–20[5] 38 2 4 0 ― 42 2
1920–21[5] 24 0 0 0 ― 24 0
1921–22[5] 13 0 0 0 ― 13 0
Total 236 4 12 2 ― 248 6
Wigan Borough 1922–23[9] Third Division North 21 2 6 1 0 0 27 3
1923–24[10] 12 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 13 0
Total 33 2 6 0 1 0 40 3
Career total 2696182 1 02889
  1. Appearance in Manchester Senior Cup

Honours

Kilwinning Rangers

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 73. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Players A to Z (A-C)". Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. "Optimists of the North. Wigan Borough". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  4. "The Managers: Louis Ford, 1914–1915". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. "Sam Currie | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  7. Dykes, Garth (2011). Wigan Borough in the Football League: A Complete Record and Who's Who 1921–1931. Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-905891-53-5.
  8. "(20) Page 14 – Sergeant Duncan Currie – Organisations > Hearts & the Great War – Rolls of honour – National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. "1922/23". Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  10. "1923/24". Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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